細聲細氣

简 细声细气 · 繁 細聲細氣
Mandarin · pinyin xì shēng xì qì

Meanings

  1. in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
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細
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
聲
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
细
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
声
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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4–1–4–4 · xi4 sheng1 xi4 qi4

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sai3 seng1 sai3 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 細聲細氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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